This is one of my favorite games. It’s fast and fun and I think it’s a good game to play this time of year. I’ve revised it and remade the keyboard cards.

Game Board

I suggest printing the colorful game board on photo paper and then laminating it so the colors really come to life. It can also be taken to an office shop. MTNA members, use Office Depot/Max and receive a big discount.

Cards

Before you print the cards, decide which pages you want to use. Please don’t print all the pages at once because the last page is the optional backs.

Print on card stock. They do not have to be laminated.

There are 5 pages of cards.

Pages 1-3 are notes on the staff.

Page 4 has keyboard cards.

Page 5 is the optional back of the cards. After printing the cards on pages 1-4, insert the pages back into your printer to print the back of the cards. Please see my FAQ for a tutorial on how to do this.

Directions

This game can be played with students or teacher and student.

Each player has a token.

The cards are placed face down next to the game board.

The first player draws a card and moves their token forward along the path to the closest letter that matches the note on their card.

The next player draws and moves in the same way.

The game is over when someone draws a card that takes them to the last G or any note after the last G at the end of the path.

There are many games you can play with this game board. Use your own ideas and I hope you have fun!

Objectives

To learn the music alphabet.

To learn to recognize notes on the grand staff or keys on a piano keyboard.